Champagne flows as Air New Zealand’s first flight to Tasmania takes off

Air New Zealand’s first flight to Tasmania in more than two decades has taken off from Auckland Airport, Stuff reports. A karakia was performed at the boarding gate, before a stirring performance by the Modern Māori Quartet. It’s been a historic week for travel, with the trans-Tasman bubble opening and Air New Zealand now starting a new route to the island state. Hobart is the tenth Australian destination the airline intends to operate quarantine-free flights with.